Urban Ecology and Environmental Design
Eco-Rating System Created for Land Development
The Land and Natural Development (LAND) Code: Guidelines for Sustainable Land Development, published by John Wiley & Sons, provides architects, engineers, landscape architects, developers and city officials with a science-based rating system that awards either a silver, gold or platinum designation based on how well a parcel of land is developed in harmony with the natural environment.
Biophilic Design: Opening the Door to Nature
New Podcast: Stephen Kellert, Tweedy Ordway Professor of Social Ecology, explains the concept of biophilia, which is the inherent human affinity for the natural environment, and how it relates to built environment. According to Professor Kellert, isolation and alienation from the natural world in...
Stephen Kellert Wins Research Award
Contact: David DeFusco david.defusco@yale.edu Director of Communications (203) 436-4842
Sentinels
2006 Student Internship - The ubiquitous construction in the capital city is representative of the country’s rapid economic progress marked by a 9% annual increase in GDP. Air pollution is also a trademark of Beijing, which ranks second only to Mexico City as the world’s most polluted. During...
Cleaner Stoves for Traditional Mexican Cooking
2006 Student Internship Each year, indoor smoke kills almost 2 million people worldwide - more than malaria. Yet, in rural Mexico, most families still use indoor, open wood fires for cooking. Researchers at the Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada (GIRA) have combined...
Global Perspectives on Large Dams
From fish extinction, dam collapse and community displacement to hydropower, agricultural development and flood protection, discuss and learn why so many dams are coming down and going up around the world. Join us on November 3-5, 2006 for “Global Perspectives on Large Dams,” a conference...Yale to Offer ‘Green’ Building Design and Development Program
A new advanced-degree program that puts a “green” spin on architectural design will be offered at Yale University in the fall. “Few universities are in a position to do this better than Yale,” said Robert Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture. “The long leadership traditions...Course Descriptions - Social and Political Ecology
Social and Political Ecology F&ES 83047a, Social Ecology, Community Forestry, and the Future of Place-Based Environmentalism. 6 credits. This seminar explores the art and science of community-based field ecology as a means of providing a more participatory and therefore sustainable suite of...
Institutions and the Urban Environment in Developing Countries
Carlos A. Linares 67 pages, 2003 Order a print copy
Livability and Smart Growth
Hooper Brooks and Julia Parzen 118 pages, 2006 Order a print copy
The LAND Code
EDITORS Diana Balmori, Yale School of Architecture Gaboury Benoit, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies This working paper is no longer available. It has been updated and expanded and published as a book by Wiley. Click here to order the book.
Hixon Center for Urban Ecology
The Mission of the Hixon Center is to understand and enhance the urban environment. It pursues this objective by providing an interdisciplinary context for scholars and practitioners to pursue research, teaching and applied activities, emphasizing various themes including: Interdisciplinary...
Restoration of an Urban Salt Marsh
David G. Casagrande, Editor Order a print copy
Bridges to Sustainability: Business and Government
Luis Gomez-Echeverri, Editor Order a print copyUrban Ecology and Environmental Design
This faculty group works under the premise that the ecological integrity of urban ecosystems has a profound impact on urban health, productivity, and quality of life. They believe that students must have a grounding in new theoretical and practical understanding, be prepared to carry out relevant...
Developing Industrial Ecosystems
Part I: Tools From Industrial Ecology
Greening Pakistan's Cities
| Saleem Ali
Nostalgically, most Pakistanis salute President Ayub Khan for his vision in establishing the capital city of Islamabad. Apart from its abysmal airport, which pales in comparison to Lahore and Karachi’s lavish terminals, Islamabad is often mentioned by expatriate Pakistanis to foreigners with a...
Aldeafeliz Ecovillage
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ALDEAFELIZ ECOVILLAGE: Finding happy ways to live sustainably Why an ecovillage? You might have dreamed of a lifestyle where you are closer to nature, and live as a community, where the values of respect for people, nature, and self are promoted. You might also want to live in an...
The Ecology of Walmart
| Saleem Ali
By Saleem H. Ali Introduction Corporations have often been described in organismic terms because of their capacity for impact on the environment and some of their behavioral attributes such as resource consumption, waste generation and growth. Corporate unions or mergers are frequently...The Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) in China
| Yajie Song
Y. Song May 9, 2007 Research Scholar Yajie Song initiated the Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) as PI, his mentor Professor William Burch of Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) as Co-PI along with their Chinese colleagues in China...SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
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This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduSAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
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This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduWater & Sanitation Symposium meeting
| Kara DiFrancesco
Please join us for the discussion on the development of a FES Water and Sanitation Symposium for Spring 2007. Janine M.H. Selendy, Chairman and President, Horizon International, Yale University, will lead and present ideas for the proposed symposium which will be discussed and developed...Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships
| Christopher Kral
Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships Tuesday, Nov 7th, 5:00-6:30 Sage Lounge, 205 Prospect St Tung Ngo (Managing Partner, VILAF Lawyers) Sem Shikongo (Chief Development Planner, Nambia) Jessica Faieta (Director, Office of the Deputy...Introducing myself
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Dear Friends in the Latin American Network, It is a pleasure to be part of this great group of people. Thanks to all those who helped create this network that holds so much potential. I will take this occasion to tell you a bit about myself. I am Colombian, and a third year MBA/Environmental...
